This is a discussion on Hyderabad: Updates on traffic - diversions, road expansions, alternate routes, etc. within Street Experiences, part of the Buckle Up category; Originally Posted by komalthecoolk
I see absolutely no difference in the roads from Hitech City all the way to Jubilee ...

I see absolutely no difference in the roads from Hitech City all the way to Jubilee hills checkpost from about a month ago and since GHMC announced some 70 crore budgets to fix the roads. What is happening here? Are decent roads to travel home-work-home too much to ask for?

Well, yes as per GHMC. There are many other roads - main roads arterial roads that are in a terrible condition - and there is nothing that seems to be happening from GHMC end. All I can think of, is to use the GHMC app to record pictures of damaged roads OR keep tweeting @GHMCOnline on the pathetic conditions of the roads OR post pictures in the print media - DC or the Telugu newspapers.

Coming to the section between Jubilee Hills Check post and Hitec City - I travel on this everyday, and I can vouch for the fact that things are getting better slowly, on this section. There are congestion points, true - underneath one of the metro station enroute, they are diverting the traffic coming from the check post side onto the wrong side (The side on which the paver blocks were recently laid). Today morning, they are working on repairing a broken stretch of the road, so were diverting all Hitec City bound traffic onto road no: 38 and onwards to road no: 37 (Near Chhatees BBQ). So, things are improving slowly.

However the same cannot be said about the Mehdipatnam to Tolichowki to Gachibowli section, which has some pathetic roads

Being a regular user of the ORR since the Medchal - Patacheru road opened for public, I have got into good terms with the guys handling the toll booths. While returning home from work today morning, I was handed this pamphlet by the guys at the Medchal (Exit 3) toll.

As per HMDA, the rates have increased w.e.f 15.02.2017, here's the list of new rates that would take effect.

Also attaching the PDF containing toll information with respect to each exchange:

They have placed new plastic speed breakers exactly at the spot where our rear tyres stop when we halt at the toll booth. Either we are pushed forward away from the booth, if rear tyres climb the breakers or stop too short if we stop before.

This is causing cars to stall after collecting the ticket and loaded vehicles are struggling to climb.

Even a local construction worker will know better to place those speed breakers.

Greenlands Junction, opposite Lifestyle in Begumpet area will be choked from tonight for the next 2 weeks owing to Metro pillars construction. A traffic advisory has been issued to avoid that junction.

I hope they reply. They reduced the speed to 100 kmph from 120 a couple of months ago. But getting a ticket for 1 or 2 kmph in excess is too much. For all that I know, it could be a racket for increasing their revenue!

While on this, a pal of mine was fined near Bangalore airport. When he met the cop, he was told that they don't penalise violations upto 10 kmph over the limit. I wonder why Hyderabad cops are so greedy.

I hope they reply. But getting a ticket for 1 or 2 kmph in excess is too much. For all that I know, it could be a racket for increasing their revenue!

Cops do not get the challan money. It goes to the Govt. coffers.
Spate of accidents in recent past, and many fatal, has women up the authorities and the only way to curb is to clamp down hard.
I am guessing that the challans would have been created for overspeeding below the Gandipet Road flyover. Over to people challaned to confirm their location.